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SINCE it was first shown that Toxoplasma infections may occur naturally in some birds (notably pigeons and chickens) there has been considerable speculation on the possible role of wild birds as host reservoirs for human Toxoplasma infections.
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LAINSON, R. Some Observations on the Life-Cycle of Atoxoplasma, with Particular Reference to the Parasite's Schizogony and its Transmission by the Mite Dermanyssus gallinae. Nature 182, 1250–1251 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821250a0
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